Biography
Cho Jin-woong (조진웅) is a South Korean actor. Born Jo Won-joon on April 3, 1976, he is best known for his roles as Sejong's loyal bodyguard in Deep Rooted Tree (2011), a mobster in Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012), and a mysterious villain in A Hard Day (2014). He also gained recognition and praise for his performance as a detective in the television series Signal (2016).
Known For
Complete Filmography

Dead Man
2024
as Lee Man-jae
Lee Man-jae at his brink of life, even sold his name to survive. In the world of ruthless barge where no one can be trusted, he held out a threadlike-...

The Boys
2023
as Oh Jae-hyung
In 1999, a robbery-murder case occurs in a small supermarket in Samnye, Jeonbuk province. The police investigation quickly narrows down to three boys ...

Believer 2
2023
as Won-ho
A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with...

The Devil's Deal
2023
as Jeon Hae-woong
Hae-woong, an assembly member candidate, is taken out of the running because he became a thorn in the side of a local bigwig, Sun-tae. Hounded by loan...

The Policeman's Lineage
2022
as Park Kang-yoon
A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the rules shouldn't stop an investigation. As the off...

1984, Choi Dong-won
2021
as Self - Narrator

Ryuk-sa: A Teaser
2021
Director
A woman waits in a café. An amateur baseball player enters, goes to meet her, and asks her to forget him. But how can you forget the superhero who sav...

Me and Me
2020
as Hyung-gu
In a small South Korean village, while investigating the death of two people in strange circumstances, a grumpy policeman will live an overwhelming ex...

Black Money
2019
as Yang Min-hyeok
A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her de...

Man of Men
2019
as Yeong-gi
The friendship between a lawyer who will do anything to make money and a nursing home volunteer.

Jesters: The Game Changers
2019
as Deok-ho
A gang of clowns is hired by an unpopular king to serve as propagandists who fabricate positive rumors and stage miracles to improve his personal imag...

Intimate Strangers
2018
as Seok-ho
A group of people meet for the first time in a long time and play a game that reveals each other's secrets.

The Spy Gone North
2018
as Choi Hak-seong
South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate ...

Believer
2018
as Won-ho
After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterio...

Man of Will
2017
as Kim Chang-soo
Young Kim Chang-soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. In prison, K...

The Outlaws
2017
as Head of the investigation team
In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. ...

Blue Busking
2017
Ho-bin and three friends were born and raised in Mokpo. They decide to take part in the band contest held in Jarasum after they formed the band, ‘Road...

The Sheriff In Town
2017
as Jong-jin
After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then investigates Jong-jin, a businessman, because of his ...

Bluebeard
2017
as Seung-hoon
A doctor finds himself in the middle of an unsolved serial murder case after discovering a secret from a sedated patient. When dismembered bodies show...

Run-Off
2016
as commentator
In 2003 the year of Aomori Asian Games, Dae-woong, a former ice hockey player receives an offer to be a director of Korean national ice hockey team. B...

The Hunt
2016
as Park Dong-geun / Park Myung-geun
When raw gold is discovered deep in the woods, a group of gold hunters arrive to mine it. Several neighbors in the area witness the hunters by chance ...

The Handmaiden
2016
as Uncle Kouzuki
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded li...

Assassination
2015
as Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok
In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the...

Salut d'Amour
2015
as Jang-soo
Sung-chil works at the Jang-soo Store which is owned by Jang-soo. Sung-chil is stubborn and has a bad temper, but he changes after meeting Geum-nim. G...

Foulball
2015
as Documentary narrator

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
2015
as Mr. Ahn
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by...

We Are Brothers
2014
as Park Sang-yeon
Two brothers were separated in childhood at an orphanage, only to find each other as adults 30 years later. But right after their reunion, their birth...

The Admiral: Roaring Currents
2014
as Wakizaka Yasuharu
Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Bat...

Kundo: Age of the Rampant
2014
as Lee Tae-Ki
In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the unjust authorities.

A Hard Day
2014
as Park Chang-min
After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed t...

Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013
as Ki-tae
After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.

My Paparotti
2013
as Chang-soo
This movie talks about the genius high school student Jang-ho who dreams of becoming the next Pavarotti although he is part of a gang and Sang-jin, cu...

An Ethics Lesson
2013
as Park Myung-rok
A bad guy, a cruel guy, a lame guy, a cowardly guy and the meanest woman gets involved in a beautiful university student's murder case.

Man on the Edge
2013
as Prosecutor
A gangster is chosen to become a shaman. How can he balance his totally opposite life, between beating people and helping people. Then, his boss coinc...

Perfect Number
2012
as Detective Min-bum
A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.

A Millionaire on the Run
2012
as Kim Seung-dae
Young-in and his colleague Seung-dae are a pair of professional bagmen working for various lobbyists in finance, media and a host of other industries ...

Nameless Gangster
2012
as Kim Pan-ho
A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.

Perfect Game
2011
as Kim Yong-chul
The Lotte Giants' Choi Dong-won and the Haitai Tigers' Seon Dong-ryeol are rival pitchers in 1980s baseball. The film reenacts the legendary match of ...

The Front Line
2011
as Yoo Jae-ho
In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean ...

Glove
2011
as Charles
Star baseball player and national hero Sang-nam finds his career in jeopardy when he gets involved in a drunken brawl. His promoter, Charles, advises ...

A Barefoot Dream
2010
as James
After a series of pipe dream ventures go belly up, retired pro soccer player Kim Won-kang happens to visit East Timor, where he finds children playing...

Bestseller
2010
as Chan-sik
Following a humiliating plagiarism scandal, an author moves to an isolated small-town house with her daughter to write her comeback novel. Desperate f...

City Of Fathers
2009
as Han Sang-goo
Kang-soo is a third-rate street thug in Busan; he's an alcoholic and gambling addict who's always on the run from loan sharks. But when his rebellious...

Fly, Penguin
2009
as Han Chang-soo
Seung-yun is stressed out because he is sent to several private academies after school. His mother reproves him for not living up to her expectations....

Take Off
2009
as Commentator
Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. S...

A Frozen Flower
2008
as Tae Ahn-gong
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.

Lost and Found
2008
as Min-woo's Friend
Ji-ho is a writer who cannot forget her first love Min-woo at high school. She meets Min-woo and acts as if she lost her memories to grab his attentio...

Spare
2008
as Smuggler's voice
Gwang-tae is pressured to pay his debt by a loan shark, and finally decides to sell his liver for the money. He asks his friend Gil-do to make an arra...

The Guard Post
2008
as Cook
The plot concerns Guard Point 506, where an entire squad of soldiers have been killed in mysterious circumstances, bar one survivor who's in a coma. M...

My New Partner
2008
as Jung Young-chul
Young-joon, a fresh prosecutor, takes a big affair to leave for Busan and unwillingly gets cooperation from his father, Min-ho who is a veteran detect...

His Last Gift
2008
as Baek In-chul
Tae-ju, a murderer serving a life sentence in prison, is given a temporary release to save the life of a seriously ill young girl, Se-hee, who suffers...

Gangster High
2006
as Jo Hong-kyu
Sang-ho is an ordinary high school student. His dream is to enter the military academy under the influence of his father who is an army colonel. As en...

A Dirty Carnival
2006
as Young-pil
A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.

Les Formidables
2006
as Detective Shin
Desperate to discover who framed him for murder, criminal Su-hyun escapes from police custody and crosses path with cop Sung-woo. After realizing they...

Running Wild
2006
as Guryongpa Gang Member
A grissled cop with tendencies towards excessive force teams up with an ambitious and righteous prosecutor to track down a dangerous crime boss whom t...

My Brother
2004
as Doo-shik
The story of two brothers, growing up in 1970s Korea, who each take two completely different paths. One goes to school to become a doctor, the other b...

Once Upon a Time in High School
2004
as Yasaengma Gang Member
A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between schoo...

Korean Independence Army
N/A
as Narrator (voice)